A SHORT NAME STUDY
In order to lay a foundation for this study, take a look at these Scriptures. There are many verses in Scripture that echo these, but these are sufficient for now:
Acts 4:12:
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
Philippians 2:9-11:
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given him a Name which is above every name: That at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
1 John 3:23:
“This is his commandment, That we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ.”
QUESTION: If you were singing all your songs and psalms, giving all your praise and praying all your prayers to the Almighty in the name of His one and only begotten Son “Brian”, do you think He would mind?
In light of the scriptures revealing that His Name is important, the answer is a resounding, “YES He would mind! Brian isn't the name of our Saviour!”
Here's the fact…Our Messiah's Name isn't Brian, and it isn't Jesus either! Think about it…If the Messiah was born a Hebrew with a Hebrew mother then He would have a Hebrew name! Is “Jesus” a Hebrew name? No. Ask any Israeli or Hebrew linguist. The closest to Hebrew you can find is the Spanish “H'soos” which in Hebrew means “the horse”!!! “Jesus” is the English version of the Greek transliteration of the Messiah’s name: “Iesous”. Is it just merely coincidence that “Ieso” is the Greek goddess of healing, daughter of the chief deity Zeus?
The Name given by the Almighty to His Son is actually “Yahushua” meaning Yah is Salvation. That's powerful!
Who is Yah? HalleluYah means praise Yah. He must be important and He is! Yah is the short form of the Name of “Yahweh” the one and only Creator. Look at these Scriptures and ask yourself, “What Name do I use for my Creator?”
(Psalm 7:17)
“I will praise “the LORD” according to His righteousness: and will sing praise to the Name of “the LORD” most high.”
(Psalm 113:1,2)
“Praise ye “the LORD”. Praise, O ye servants of “the LORD”, praise the Name of “the LORD”. Blessed be the Name of “the LORD” from this time forth and for evermore.”
(Joel 2:32)
“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the Name of “the LORD” shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as “the LORD” hath said, and in the remnant whom “the LORD” shall call.”
These are a tiny sample of the references to “the name of “the LORD”. Here's the magnitude of the crime!
The Name of “the LORD” is NOT “the LORD!”
The Name of our Creator is named nearly 7000 times in the Old Testament alone yet in nearly every case appears as “the LORD!” Remember the third commandment:
Exodus 20:7
“Thou shalt not take the Name of “the LORD” (Yahweh) thy God in vain; for “the LORD” (Yahweh) will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain.”
In “vain” is the Hebrew word “shav” and literally means “nothingness!”
H7723 from the same as 7722 in the sense of desolating; Shav'; Shawv; Noun; Masculine:
1.) Emptiness, vanity, falsehood.
a.) Emptiness, nothingness,vanity.
b.) Emptiness of speech, lying.
c.)Worthlessness (of conduct)
To obliterate the personal Name of our Almighty Creator, Yahweh and mask it with a title of “the LORD” or “God” is utter blasphemy! The whole of Christianity is guilty through the lack of use of bringing the Name of YAHWEH to nothingness.
Not only that but if you look up “Baal” in a good dictionary you will find that it is Hebrew and means “Lord”.
Websters: Ba'al (Ba'al; Heb, ba'al, Lord, possessor)
1.) A very common name for god among the phoenecians. The word is also used of the master or owner of a house (Exod. 22:7, Judg. 19:22); of a landowner (Job 31:39); of an owner of cattle (Exod 21:28, Isa 1:3), etc. The word is often used as a prefix to names of towns and men, eg., Ba'al-Gad, Ba'al-Hanan, etc.
This is startling to say the least and in light of Jeremiah 23:27 is shocking!
Jeremiah 23:26,27
“How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; Which think to cause my people to forget my Name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my Name for Baal.”
Just in case you thought His Name was “Jehovah”, do a little history search on the letter “J”. You will find that it is a little over 500 years old and even many early Bibles do not contain the letter “J”.
Aside from the “J”, the suffix "hovah" is No. 1943 in Strong's Hebrew Dictionary and has the meaning of "ruin: mischief." It is another form of No. 1942, havvah, which is translated "calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous (thing), naughtiness, naughty, noisome, perverse thing, substance, very wickedness.”
Satan must be laughing!
Proverbs 30:4
“Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name, and what is His Son's Name, if thou canst tell?”
Seriously. Who do we think we are that we can change the Name of our Creator or His Son? While it is certainly true that He has many descriptive titles e.g. Father, Adonai, Almighty, YahwehYireh, etc. But He has one personal Name. The Name YAHWEH.
The Name of the Almighty has been known for a long, long time, so why do Bible translators continue to substitute His name for Baal? Could it be something to do with money?!!$
The Secretary of the Management Committee of the NIV, Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D., gave an interesting reason when he was asked why the name "Yahweh" was omitted from this translation. He explained:
"Here is the reason why we didn't use it. You've got it right when you said that "Yahweh" is the distinctive Name for God, and that we actually should use it. But this translation cost us $2.5Million, and a sure way to throw it in the water is to translate Psalm 23 to: Yahweh is my Shepherd" Immediately our translation would be in vain. Nobody would use it.”
(Mark 7:8,9)
“For laying aside the commandment of Elohim, ye hold the tradition of men… And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of Elohim, that ye may keep your own tradition.”
Many who have lived their lives Honouring “the LORD” and calling on the name of “Jesus” may respond, “He knows our hearts.” This is true, and He knows those who obey His Commandments and are searching for truth and will reveal it to them, but to refuse to obey the Truth is willful sin and will result in a delusion.
(2 Thessalonians 2:10,11)
“Because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause Elohim shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie.”
Have you noticed that a large number of Prophets and Soveriegns in Scripture have a name that ends with the three letters “iah”, e.g. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Obadaiah, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Nehemiah, Zedekiah, Hezekiah, Zeruiah, Uriah, Benaiah, Gemariah, Hilkiah, etc. to name but a few.
The names when spoken clearly contain the short-form of the Name Yah (See Ps: 68:4) and indeed, the above Hebrew names all have meanings i.e Isaiah: Yah has saved, Jeremiah: Yah has appointed, Obadiah: Servant of Yah. Zedekiah: Yah is righteous... Etc.
Look them up in a Hebrew dictionary yourself. Just another testimony to the Name of Yahweh!
This is by no means an exhaustive study. Please look into this important issue for yourself. “Study to show thyself approved” (2 Timothy 2:15) There are many comprehensive studies accessible on the internet and through the links provided on this site.
O Yahweh, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.” Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know Mine
hand and My might; and they shall know that My Name is Yahweh.
(Jeremiah 16:19-21)
A PARTIAL LIST OF SCRIPTURE DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NAME OF YAHWEH
HIS NAME: YHWH:
Psalm 83:18 And let them know that You, Whose Name is YHWH, You alone are the Most High over all the earth.
Psalm 68:4 Sing to Elohim, sing praises to His Name. Raise up a highway for Him Who rides through the deserts, By His Name Yah, And exult before Him.
Jeremiah 16:21 “Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My hand and My might. And they shall know that My Name is YHWH!”
Jeremiah 33:2 “Thus said YHWH who made it, YHWH who formed it to establish it, YHWH is His Name,
Isaiah 47:4 Our Redeemer, YHWH of hosts is His Name, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl.
Isaiah 51:15 “But I am YHWH your Elohim, stirring up the sea, and its waves roar. YHWH of hosts is His Name.
Isaiah 54:5 “For your Maker is your husband, YHWH of hosts is His Name, and the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl is your Redeemer. He is called the Elohim of all the earth. EVERLASTING:
Micah 4:5 For all the peoples walk, each one in the name of his mighty one, but we walk in the Name of YHWH our Elohim forever and ever.
Exodus 3:15 And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Yisra’ĕl, ‘YHWH Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Yitshaq, and the Elohim of Yaʽaqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.’
Psalm 135:13 O YHWH, Your Name is forever, O YHWH, Your remembrance to all generations,
2Kings 21:7 And he placed a carved image of Ashĕrah that he had made in the House of which YHWH had said to Dawid and to Shelomoh his son, “In this house and in Yerushalayim, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, I put My Name forever,
2Chronicles 7:16 “And now, I have chosen and set this house apart for My Name to be there forever. And My eyes and My heart shall always be there.
2Chronicles 33:4 And he built altars in the House of YHWH, of which YHWH had said, “In Yerushalayim is My Name, forever.”
2Chronicles 33:7 And he placed a carved image of the idol which he had made, in the House of Elohim, of which Elohim had said to Dawid and to Shelomoh his son, “In this house and in Yerushalayim, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Yisra’ĕl, I put My Name forever.
EXCELLENT:
Psalm 8:1 O YHWH, our Master, how excellent is Your Name in all the earth, You who set Your splendour above the heavens!
Psalm 8:9 O YHWH, our Master, How excellent is Your Name in all the earth!
REMEMBERED:
Ezekiel 36:23 “And I shall set apart My great Name, which has been profaned among the gentiles, which you have profaned in their midst. And the gentiles shall know that I am YHWH,” declares the Master YHWH, “when I am set-apart in you before their eyes.
Malachi 1:11 “For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My Name is great among nations. And in every place incense is presented to My Name, and a clean offering. For My Name is great among nations,” said YHWH of hosts
Zechariah 10:12 “And I shall make them mighty in YHWH, so that they walk up and down in His Name,” declares YHWH. SAVED:
Joel 2:32 “And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of YHWH shall be delivered. For on Mount Tsiyon and in Yerushalayim there shall be an escape as YHWH has said, and among the survivors whom YHWH calls.
Acts 2:21 ‘And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of YHWH shall be saved.’
Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the Name of YHWH shall be saved.”
Psalm 124:8 Our help is in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth.
FORGOTTEN:
Jeremiah 23:27 who try to make My people forget My Name by their dreams which everyone relates to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot My Name for Baʽal.
Proverbs 30:4 Who has gone up to the heavens and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name, And what is His Son’s Name, If you know it?
A PARTIAL LIST OF SCRIPTURE DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NAME OF YAHUSHUA
NO OTHER NAME
Acts 4:12 “And there is no deliverance in anyone else, for there is no other Name under the heaven given among men by which we need to be saved.”
Ephesians 1:21 far above all rule and authority and power and mastery, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.
Philippians 2:9 -11 Elohim, therefore, has highly exalted Him and given Him the Name which is above every name, that at the Name of Yahushua every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth,
and of those under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Yahushua Messiah is Master, to the esteem of Elohim the Father.
NAMED BY YAHWEH:
Matthew 1:21 “And she shall give birth to a Son, and you shall call His Name Yahushua for He shall save1 His people from their sins.”
Luke 1:31 “And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall give birth to a Son, and call His Name Yahushua.
CAME IN THE FATHER'S NAME
John 5:43 “I have come in My Father’s Name and you do not receive Me, if another comes in his own name, him you would receive.”
SAVED:
John 20:31 but these have been written so that you believe that Yahushua is the Messiah, the Son of Elohim, and that, believing, you might possess life in His Name.
Acts 10:43 “To this One all the prophets bear witness, that through His Name, everyone believing in Him does receive forgiveness of sins.”
1John 5:13 I have written this to you who believe in the Name of the Son of Elohim, so that you know that you possess everlasting life, and so that you believe in the Name of the Son of Elohim.
BELIEVE:
John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of Elohim, to those believing in His Name,
John 3:18 “He who believes in Him is not judged, but he who does not believe is judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only brought-forth Son of Elohim.
1John 3:23 And this is His command, that we should believe in the Name of His Son Yahushua Messiah and love one another, as He gave us command.
Revelation 2:13 “I know your works, and where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is. And you hold fast to My Name, and did not deny the belief in Me,
REVEALED THE FATHER'S NAME:
John 17:26 “And I have made Your Name known to them, and shall make it known,1 so that the love with which You loved Me might be in them, and I in them.”
SIGNS:
Mark 16:17 “And these signs shall accompany the ones who believe: In My Name they shall cast out demons, they shall speak with renewed tongues,
Luke 10:17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, “Master, even the demons are subject to us in Your Name.” DO ALL:
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Master Yahushua, giving thanks to Elohim the Father through Him.
Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in My Name, there I am in their midst.”
GIVE THANKS:
Ephesians 5:20 giving thanks always for all to Elohim the Father, in the Name of our Master Yahushua Messiah,
ASK:
John 14:13-14 “And whatever you ask in My Name, that I shall do, in order that the Father might be esteemed in the Son. “If you ask whatever in My Name, I shall do it.
John 15:16 “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name He might give you.
John 16:23 “And in that day you shall ask Me none at all. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My Name He shall give you.
HATED FOR HIS NAME:
Matthew 10:22 “And you shall be hated by all for My Name’s sake. But he who shall have endured to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 19:29 “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My Name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Matthew 24:9 “Then they shall deliver you up to affliction and kill you, and you shall be hated by all nations for My Name’s sake.
Mark 13:13 “And you shall be hated by all because of My Name. But he who shall have endured to the end, he shall be saved.”
Luke 21:12 “But before all this, they shall lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the congregations and prisons, and be brought before sovereigns and rulers for My Name’s sake.
Luke 21:17 “And you shall be hated by all because of My Name.
John 15:21 “But all this they shall do to you because of My Name, because they do not know Him who sent Me.
Acts 9:16 “For I shall show him how much he has to suffer for My Name.”
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